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2 1925 7 1,540,324, G, FULLER K Filed Oct. 8, 1921 Patented June 2, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFrc-E.

GARTH C. FULLER, OF DOUGLASTGN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOROF ONE-THIRD T0 ELM'ER I) FULLER, 0F DOUG-LAST-ON, NEW YORK, AND ONE-THIRD TO NATHANIEL- H,

FULLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y;

GAME.

Application fi1ed= October 8, 1921. Serial No. 506,304.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known-that 1,,GARTI-I G. FULLER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Douglaston, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Games, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to games and more particularly to a card gains in which seve al series of cards bearing different designations are employed to simulate a race between Contestants of any kind, either ani mate or inanimate.

The invention consists 01 a. number of series or suits of cards ornamented with racing contestants, the cards of each series or suit being preferably equal in number to that of another suit, each card havingv certain markings peculiar to its series or suit, one card of each suit serving as a starting or barrier card, and all of the remaining cards being designed to be included in a single pack to be shuttled and played one at a time and. laid in appropriate columns to provide a novel and interesting game.

l he invention also consists in, providing in a game of the character referred to above a suitable board on which the game is played, a card ornamented with a starters device to indicate the point. at which the race begins, and another card ornamented with ajudges stand, or other suitable device, to indicate the point or place at which. the finish of the race occurs.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which i Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a game board showing the cards in position in. longitudinal slots in said board, and Fig. 2

is a fragmentary sectional view on a line of any two columns of cards in Fig. 1; and Fig, 8 is a perspective view of the card deck from which theeards; are played.

For the purpose of illustrating the present invention, I have shown in the accompany- ,ing drawing, playing cards ornamented with racing horses,,either by photography, printing, drawing or.pa1nt1ng,e1ther natural or grotesque, although it will be understood that the cards may be ornamented with other contestants, either animate or. inanimate, for example, bicycles, automobiles, b'oats,.aeroplanes, airships, balloons, etc.

In the present instance, tour series of cards designated 1, 2, 3, and 4-, respectively, shown at A, B, C and D, are provided, although this number may be varied more or less, there being twelve each of the cards numbered 1, 2, 3 and at, making atotal of forty-eightcards in the deck, each card showing a, horse in motion. If desired, four cards, that is, one for each, series in the deck, for starting purposes may be included in the deck, each card being ornamented with the race horse 1,2, Sand 4, respectively, in starting position at the barrier as shown at E, F, G and H in the acc'orm panying drawing. Furthermore, a card shown at I, ornamente'c'l with a starting device, is utilized, if desired, to indicate the starting point of the race, and another card shown at J, with afjudges stand,lor

other suitable device, shown thereon, is

1, 2, '3 and4,shownat A, B, C'and D, will be selected and utilized as the startingcard's. The remaining playing or racing cards of theseries 1, 2, 3 and L are then shufiled by one of theplayers selectedas the dealer, who

arranges the cards in a deck or pack, shown at O, and the first cards dealt, therefroifn are la1d=1na row or column at right angles to the starting line to furnish a track along V which the race is to take place, as, i-ndi cated at K and L. By agreement of: the players the length of the race may beindicatedby seven or eight track. cards, more or less, dealt successively t-ro-nrthedeck 'O, the relative handicaps'of the horses. being indicated by the numbers ordesignationsof the track cards appearing, in the column.

KL. For example, should there appear in the track, one track card marked 1, two track cards marked 2, four track cards marked 8, and two track cards marked 4, it will be apparent that at the start of the race the horse carrying the number 3 is more handicapped in the forthcoming race by lack of racing cards in the deck remain ing to be played than the horses carrying the number 2 and the number 4, and that the said horses number 2 and number t are likewise handicapped as compared with the horse carrying the number 1. It will be apparent, likewise, that where no cards of one series appear in the track, say series marked 2, the other horses are accordingly handicapped with respect to that horse.

'After the track cards KL have been laid and the handicaps thus fixed, the deal er then turns up the top racing card in the deck 0 and places it in its appropriate column parallel to the track cards and proceeds to successively turn up racing cards from the deck and place them in appropriate columns until one of the contestants wins the race which is indicated when the first racing card of one of the series or columns of cards marked 1, 2, 8 or 4 is parallel with the finish line card J. The dealingof the racing cards is continued one at a time until the second and third contestant in like manner have reached the finished line, and the fourth or last horse in the race will then be apparent.

A game board is utilized, when desired, on which the game is played, as shown at M, the board being ruled to indicate sections to receive the cards as they are played. lilach section is provided with a slit N in which the card is inserted as it is played and serves to hold the card in an upright position, flius simulating an actual race.

I claim:

1. Playing cards comprising a plurality of series or suits, each of an equal number of cards all of which cards contain a picture of a common racer, said series of cards eachhaving a common legend thereon, the legend of one series differing from that of another series.

2. A racing game comprising a plurality of series of cards, all of said cards containing a picture of a racer, each series comprising the saine number of cards as any other series, said series of cards each having a common legend thereon, the legend of one series differing from that of another series, and one card of each series having a legend indicating that it is a starting card.

3. Playing cards comprising a plurality of series or suits, each of an equal number of cards, all of said cards containing a picture of a racer, said series of cards each having a common legend thereon, the legend of one series differing from that ol another series, one card of each suit having a legend indicating it as a starting card.

4. Playing cards comprising a plurality of series or suits, each of an equal number of cards, all of said cards containing a picture of a racer, said series of cards each having a common legend thereon, the legend of one series differing from that of another series, one card of each suit having a legend indicating it as a starting card and containing a picture of the racer in starting position.

5. Playing cards comprising a plurality of series or suits, each of an equal number of cards, said series of cards each having a common legend thereon, the legend of one series differing from that of another series, one card of each suit having a legend indicating it as a starting card, and other cards of said series or suits selectively constituting a set of track cards, the remaining cards of said series or suits constituting a set of racing cards. I

(3. A playing card game, comprising a deck consisting of a plurality of series or suits, each of an equal number of cards, said series of cards each having a common legend thereon, the legend of one series ditfering from that of another series, one card of each suit having a legend indicating it asa starting card, said starting cards being selected from the deck and arranged side by side in a row, a selected number of other cards of said series or suits being dealt from the shufiled deck successively and constituting a set of track cards and as such arranged in a column or row extending at a right angle to the row of starting cards, and the remainingcards constituting a set of racing cards and as such being successively dealt from the said deck and arranged in the order in which they are dealt in column formation with their corresponding starting cards and parallel to the track cards, the card of a series to first appear in its built up column formation parallel to the ultimate built up track card being the winner of the game.

7. Playing cards comprising a plurality of series or suits, each of an equal munber of cards, said series of cards each hav ing a common legend thereon, the legend of one series difl'ering from that of another series, one card of each suit constituting a set of starting cards, and other cards of said series or suits selectively contituting a set of track or handicap cards, the remaining cards of said series or suits contituting a set of racing cards.

8. A playing card game, comprising a deck consist-ing'of a plurality of series or suits, each of an equal number of cards, said series of cards each having a common legendthereon, the legend of one series difl'ering from that of another series, one card of each suit having a legend indicating it as a starting card, said starting cards being selected from the deck and arranged side by side in a row, a selected number of other cards of said series or suits being dealt from the shuffled deck successively and constituting a set of track cards and as such arranged in a column or row extend .ing at a right angle to the row of starting cards, and the rei'naining cards constituting a set of racing cards.

In testimony whereof I hereto aflix my signature.

GARTH C. FULLER. 

